An annotated catalogue of the Buprestidae of Iran (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea) Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Volkovitsh, Mark G. Author Bellamy, Charles L. text Zootaxa 2015 3984 1 1 141 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3984.1.1 30f05c9f-072f-440d-8ac5-b07d47a3f387 1175-5326 245157 318FD9EA-E85D-4AEF-8E02-15EE13295F1B Genus PEROTIS Dejean, 1833 synonym: Aurigena Laporte & Gory 1836 . Perotis cuprata ( Klug) 1829 : No. 18 ( Buprestis ); Théry 1925 : 80 ( Aurigena ); Richter 1952 : 179 ; Borumand 2002 : 39 ; Kubáň 2006: 349; Bellamy 2008b : 965 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 237 . synonym: orientalis (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 4 ( Aurigena ); Kubáň 2006: 49 (synonym of cuprata ). synonym: cuprea Hampe 1852 : 311; Kubáň 2006: 45 (new assignment), 349. synonym: capnodiformis Reitter 1883 : 114 ( Aurigena ); Radjabi 1968 : 75, 1976: 129 (variety of cuprata ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 138 (variety of cuprata ); Kubáň 2006: 49 (synonym of cuprata ). Biology/Bionomy: Richter 1952 : 180 (with bibliography). Distribution within Iran . "Poucht-é-Kouh: Arko-Waz" ( Théry 1925 ). East Azarbaijan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Fars ( Radjabi 1968 , 1976 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah ( var. capnodiformis ) ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al. 2012 ), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Lorestan, West Azarbaijan ( Borumand 2002 ), Yazd ( Radjabi 1976 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Richter 1952 ; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Distribution outside Iran . Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Perotis lugubris ( Fabricius) 1777 : 236 ( Buprestis ); Salavatian 1950 : 9 ; Richter 1952 : 180 ; Davatchi et al. 1959 : 245 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 : 75 ; Radjabi 1968 : 75 , 1976: 129; Abai & Adeli 1984 : 105 ; Behdad 1988 :?; Modarres Awal 1997 : 138 ; Borumand 2002 : 40 ; Kubáň 2006: 349; Bellamy 2008b : 966 ; Barimani et al . 2009 : 65 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 237 . Immatures: Mokrzecki 1901 : 25; Reichart 1950a : 139, 1951: 87; Richter 1952 : 181; Reichart 1953a : 71; Bílý 1999 : 21. synonym: laportea ( Brullé) 1832 : 133 ( Buprestis ). synonym: europaea Abeille de Perrin 1896: 273 (subspecies of aeneiventris ); Kubáň 2006: 52 (available name), 349. synonym: prolongata Obenberger 1918b : 21. Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003 : 68. Host plant(s) within Iran . Rosa canina , abricotier, cerisier ( Prunus spp.) ( Davatchi et al . 1959 ); apricot, sour cherry ( Prunus spp.), rose, dog rose ( Rosa spp., Rosaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ), dog rose and other roses ( Rosa spp.), apricot, cherry, sour-cherry, garden-plum, plum ( Prunus spp.), apple ( Malus sp.), pear ( Pyrus sp.), quince ( Cydonia , Rosaceae ), sind poplar, black poplar, white poplar ( Populus spp., Salicaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997 ). Distribution within Iran . East Azarbaijan, Hamadan, Kerman, Lorestan, Markazi, Zanjan ( Modarres Awal 1997 ), Fars ( Salavatian 1950 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Radjabi 1976 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ), Golestan, Ilam, Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Isfahan ( Salavatian 1950 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Radjabi 1976 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Borumand 2002 ), Mazandaran ( Barimani et al . 2009 ), Qazvin ( Salavatian 1950 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Borumand 2002 ), Tehran ( Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Yazd ( Radjabi 1976 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), central provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ), northern Iran ( Richter 1952 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Distribution outside Iran . Albania , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Georgia , Greece , Hungary , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Jordan , Macedonia , Romania , Russia , Slovakia , Syria , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , former Yugoslavia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Perotis lugubris longicollis Kraatz 1880 : 142 ; Richter 1952 : 182 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 : 75 ; Radjabi 1968 : 75 , 1976: 129; Abai & Adeli 1984 : 105 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 138 ; Borumand 2002 : 39 ; Kubáň 2006: 349; Bellamy 2008b : 967 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 237 . synonym: subcostata ( Reitter) 1889 : 281 ( Aurigena ); Kubáň 2006: 52 (available name), 349. synonym: punctulata (Abeille de Perrin) 1896: 273 ( Aurigena ); Kubáň 2006: 45 (new assignment), 349. Host plant(s) within Iran . Dog rose ( Rosa sp., Rosaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ); Rosa spp., roots ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ). Distribution within Iran . Fars ( Radjabi 1976 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kerman, Qazvin, Tehran ( Radjabi 1968 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al . 2012 ), northern provinces ( Richter 1952 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Distribution outside Iran . Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iraq , Russia , Turkmenistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Perotis lugubris mutabilis (Abeille de Perrin) 1896: 273 ( Aurigena ); Bílý 1983a : 56 ; Borumand 2002 : 40 ; Kubáň 2006: 349; Bellamy 2008b : 967 . Distribution within Iran . Fars ( Bílý 1983a ), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq , Lebanon , Syria , Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Perotis lugubris transcaspica ( Semenov-Tian-Shanskij) 1891 : 332 ( Psiloptera ( Aurigena )); Kubáň 2006: 349; Bellamy 2008b : 967 . synonym: guttipennis (Abeille de Perrin) 1904: 213 ( Aurigena ); Richter 1952 : 183 (morpha of malachitica Abeille de Perrin, 1896); Kubáň 2006: 45 (new assignment), 349. Distribution within Iran . Southern-east Iran (as malachitica morpha guttipennis ) ( Richter 1952 ), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Distribution outside Iran . Turkmenistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Note. According to Kubáň (2006) P. malachitica Abeille de Perrin, 1896 is a subspecies of P . xerxes ( Marseul) 1865 , so the record of P. lugubris transcaspica in Southern-east Iran is doubtful. The records for Populus spp. as host plants ( Modarres Awal 1997 ) are also doubtful. Perotis xerxes ( Marseul) 1865 : 109 ( Psiloptera ); Richter 1952 : 183 (as morpha of chlorana Laporte & Gory 1836); Davatchi et al . 1959 : 245 (as chlorana ); Farahbakhsh 1960 : 75 (as chlorana ); Abai & Adeli 1984 : 20 (as chlordna [sic!]); Modarres Awal 1997 : 138 (as chlorana ); Sakenin et al . 2008:34; Kubáň 2006: 349; Bellamy 2008b : 969 . Host plant(s) within Iran . Amandier ( Amygdalus sp.), abricotier, prunier ( Prunus spp., Rosaceae ), Grenadier ( Punica granatum , Lythraceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ); Amygdalus spp., sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ); Euphorbia peplus (Euphorbiaceae) (Sakenin et al . 2008). Distribution within Iran . East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997 ), Golestan (Sakenin et al . 2008), southern Iran (as chlorana ) ( Richter 1952 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Marseul 1865 ; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Distribution outside Iran . Israel , Lebanon , Syria , Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b ). Note. Records for Golestan and Euphorbia as a host plant in Sakenin et al . (2008) are doubtful, Euphorbia species are known to be the host plants for P. cuprata .